April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and on Fridays, we wear blue. National Child Abuse Prevention Month highlights the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Prevention services and supports can help parents, caregivers, and communities protect children and strengthen families. The Clare-Gladwin Great Start Collaborative showed their support by wearing blue at their quarterly board meeting. #CGRESD #ourstory #Childabusepreventionmonth
The Area School MOCI class of 15-22-year-old students has partnered with CTE Agriculture to tap maple trees around our school. Mr. Wood and some of his students taught our class how to measure the tree trunks to determine how many spiles each could handle and keep the tree healthy. Students each had the opportunity to drill holes and install each spile. Then, they hung the collection bags. Our students are very excited about this learning opportunity and another chance to work with the CTE program, and let's not forget the homemade maple syrup at the end of this adventure. #AreaSchool #MOCI #OurStory #CGRESD #CTE
CGRESD Employees are having a blast with the Easter Egg Scramble & Ramble!
Since April 7, colorful Easter eggs have been popping up across CGRESD districts — and they’re packed with fun surprises.
Launched by the CGRESD Wellness Committee, the Easter Egg Scramble & Ramble is all about spreading a little joy, one egg at a time. The fun continues through Friday, April 25.
Here’s how it works:
-When employees receive an egg, they have 24 hours to “egg” someone new.
-Eggs are filled with small treats like candy, gum, mints, or a cheerful note.
-Each egg includes an “I’ve Been Egged!” flyer, which the recipient posts on their door to show they’ve been egged.
-The recipient then refills the egg, includes the flyer, and passes it on to someone new.
-If an entire district has been egged, it’s time to spread the fun to another!
The Wellness Team is loving the excitement — a little creativity and kindness can go a long way. CGRESD keep your eyes peeled — the next egg could be headed your way!
JOIN OUR TEAM! Clare-Gladwin RESD is hiring an Executive Assistant to the Superintendent & Secretary to the Board of Education. If you’re interested—or know someone who might be—please share or apply today: https://www.applitrack.com/cgresd/onlineapp/
Early On and the PAL Family Coalition hosted their first Zumbini class for 0 to 3-year-olds today. Created by Zumba® and BabyFirst, the Zumbini® program combines music, dance, and educational tools for 45 minutes of can't-stop, won't-stop bonding, learning, and fun! This is a parent participation program. #Earlyon #CGRESD #ourstory
Harrison RESD itinerants have been egged! We are having fun with the egg scramble wellness initiative! #ourstory #eggcellentstaff
The Area School MOCI class comprised of 15-22-year-old students who volunteer weekly at MMCAA "Box Factory." Our students pack commodity boxes that are distributed to community members. On March 20, the students packed their 3000 boxes this school year. Students learn assembly line skills, teamwork, quality control, safety in a factory, a clean work environment, and more. Together, our class discusses and makes packing goals. Currently, they have a goal of packing 125 boxes each week to make their year-end goal of hitting 4000 boxes. Thank you MMCAA for partnering with us! #AreaSchool
#OurStory #CGRESD #MMCAA #MOCI
REMC 5 is offering two sessions on Podcasting in Secondary Classrooms. Participants will learn how to create their own podcasts and teach students to make their own using a mini podcasting studio, or just a blanket and a Chromebook!
flier: http://bit.ly/3FVQifR #CGRESD #REMC5 #podcasting #ourstory
The Clare County PAL Family Coalition and Northern Michigan Alliance for Children planted pinwheels at the Clare County Courthouse and outside of Hardy Insurance. April is Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month. The pinwheel is a symbol of the bright, joyful, and happy childhoods all children deserve. Help us celebrate prevention month by wearing blue on Fridays. #CGRESD #PALfamilycoalition #ourstory
Gladwin Intermediate Peer 2 Peer students practicing inclusion!
One of our students on the Autism Spectrum began drawing on the chalkboard. Soon, she drew a crowd of students who joined her. Her Peer 2 Peer buddies quietly and happily created art alongside her. This student doesn’t often express herself with words, but in this moment, no words were needed. The kids simply enjoyed sharing in one of her favorite activities—expressing herself through art. What a wonderful example of inclusion and acceptance! #CGRESD #Gladwinitermediate #ourstory
NMAC Pinwheels for Prevention Ceremony: Child Abuse Prevention
Month Kick Off was held at Clare City park on April 1st. The Great Start Collaborative would like to congratulate Sara Dipzinski, Sarah McCurdy and Jessica Joerin who were nominated for The Heart of the Community award. Sarah McCurdy was also nominated for The Village Guardian award. The Heart of the Champion award was given to parent leader Stephanie Blain! We are so proud of the amazing things she is doing in the community. Congratulations to all who were nominated today! #CGRESD #ourstory
Ali Cataldo, SLP, and Hilary Vasher, OT, spent the morning collaborating with the technology team to develop a presentation for parents focused on feeding strategies and support. A huge thank you to REMC 5 Director Joe Trommater for his support in bringing this helpful family resource to life! #CGRESD #OurStory
Happy World Autism Awareness Day! #AutismAwareness #CGRESD #ourstory
The annual Science Olympiad Region 3 Tournament was held at the Mid Michigan College Mt. Pleasant campus on March 22. Teams from across the region—which stretches across the center of the state from coast to coast—spent the day competing in a variety of events covering all areas of science.
Advancing to the State Finals are Frankenmuth, Fremont, and Gladwin in the Middle School Division B, and Bay City Western, Frankenmuth, Manistee, and Shelby in the High School Division C. In addition, eight students qualified as individuals by earning gold medals in their events.
CGRESD volunteers included Cassy Tisak, Connor Clure, Duncan Gervin, Joe Trommater, Matt Shefferly, and Nick Winter. Stacey Beebe spent weeks working behind the scenes to ensure the tournament ran smoothly. Martin Elzroth and Adam VanDyke from Mid Michigan College organized individual events and coordinated the many volunteers who helped make the day a success. #CGRESD #ourstory
A Gladwin Intermediate neurodiverse Peer 2 Peer student reads a book created by a fellow neurodiverse Peer 2 Peer student. The book, complete with illustrations, is all about dragons! The young author has embraced her neurodiversity as a gift and is discovering that she can achieve anything she sets her mind to. We celebrated and enjoyed her creativity and hard work! #CGRESD #gladwinintermediate #ourstory
A big thank you to Precision Data Products and Aver for providing CGRESD with a new computer cart at the MACUL Conference. The new cart, now in Room C at the administration building, is about half the size of the old one and is wired for the new computers we’ll be receiving this summer. Andre and Dori from Precision Data have partnered with CGRESD and REMC for decades as a REMC Save Vendor (remcsave.org), helping save local districts and CGRESD thousands of dollars over the years. #REMC #CGRESD #ourstory
Beautiful work was created by one of Gladwin Intermediate’s 3rd-year, 5th-grade Peer 2 Peer students. Her message perfectly captures what we strive to teach in Peer 2 Peer. This piece will serve as the template for our April Autism Awareness activity. I’m proud to say her hard work is also a shining example of my “Why.” I can’t wait to see the halls of GIS decorated with several of these amazing creations! - Anna O'Dell, School Psychologist #CGRESD #GladwinIntermediate #peer2peer #ourstory
JOIN OUR TEAM! Clare-Gladwin RESD is seeking a dedicated Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Teacher to support young learners ages 3–6 for the 2025-2026 school year. If you're interested, or know someone who might be, please share or apply today: https://www.applitrack.com/cgresd/onlineapp/
Jen Letterhart from MSU Extension visits Haley Campbell's GSRP Classroom in Gladwin Elementary School to teach students about nutrition! They learned how delicious colorful vegetables can be! After exploring some vegetables, pretending to pick vegetables (while getting some exercise), they got to taste the rainbow! Yum! #CGRESD #GSRP #ourstory
JOIN OUR TEAM! Clare-Gladwin RESD is looking for a Paraeducator - CTE Agricultural Science to support our Career & Technical Education program. Learn more & apply online: https://www.applitrack.com/cgresd/onlineapp/
